The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-15
VOLUME XXI. NO. 81.
What Others Say.
fS. Louis Adr0cate. !

LoIlS years aSO we ueaTu VI UaCk-
woods boy who for the first time ir
his life saw a wagon. With staring
eyes and gaping mouth he followed it,
or rather ran by the side, for consid-
erable distance, and ut last broke out
in boisterous laugh. Being asked
why he did it, replied: "Why don't
yer see? the big uns (wheels) are al
lers trien TO run over the little uns an
can't" Just so, and that is the sort
of game now being played in this
country. The big ones are trying to
run over the little ones. Look at these
huge monopolies in almost every line
of business the railroad magnates,
the land monopolists, the cattle kings,
the mammoth merchants. and manu-
facturers; that whatever the intention
may be, the tendency is to run all
small dealers out of the market and
lessen the number of employees.
Then women and children are being
trained to the use of machinery and
employed at rates much less than those
paid to men, and so hard are these
worked. that some States have found
it necessary to enact laws prohibiting
employers working these factory
hands longer than ten hours in the
day. The employment of these throw
men out of employment, while the
health of women is impaired: their
physical constitutions broken down
the children puny, weak and sickly,
and grow up with the seeds of early
death deeply implanted within them,
and all because their labor can be had
at one-third or one-half that usually
paid to men. This is unfair, unjust
and every way wrong. If women and
children do as much work as men, let
them have the same pay as men. The
just and proper way is to pay accord
ing to the value of the work and not
according to the condition or necessi-
ties of the worker. Pay the same
price for the same work whether done
by man, woman or child.
(Ne,O York Christian Advocate.)
All who speak or pray in public
would do we'll to look closely into the
words they use, and ascertain just how
mary pet phrases they have. One
pastor was noticed never to use the
word prosperity without adding "per-
fection and glory" The regular tracks
of thoughts sometimes betray speak
er. Thus, one of our ministers, speak
ing in the pulpit of the late Horace
Cooke, called him Horace Greeley,
there being a well-worn track that
united Horace and Greeley. And an
other spoke of the sufferings of our
Lord in the Garden of Eden, the track
between Garden and Eden being bet
ter worn than that between Garden |
and Gethsemane. When mind is in
ruins it often runs In these well-beaten
tracks. A very eloquent Presbyterian
divine happening to use the word Pc
ter In one of his sermons, paused and
said, "Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater"
This was the last time he was permit
ted to occupy the pulpit. Such things
teach us to beware of pet phrases, and
to look out that the mind is not side
tracked by some well-worn switch.
rs. j. in Wesleyan Christian Aduoeate)
KIND WORDS OVER CoFFINs.-|
Nonsense, don't believe in it. All
true, doubtless, of Judge Jackson and
Mr.. Beecher, but why not when they
were living, struggling, needing? o
yes, then, many time in doubt, those
beautiful utterances would have cheer
ed and inspired them to toll on against
despair. How strange! How sad
Animadversion, abuse, fault-inding
characterize our lives. Then eulogy
over the dead extenuates these sins.
Never see anything good in editor, fac
ulty, presiding elder, pastor, stewards,
flock, husband, wife, child, till they
are dead. The good Lord pity us and
help whole droves of the above, who
have never an encouraging word al
ways complaint, criticism, or some
thing to object to in another. Then
better editors, teachers, merchants,
ministers, members: wives, etc. Yes,
a better and happier world.